Rock Gone Wild 2009: Cancelled

Not to mention the private land in question to the north of the casino is covered by 4 ft crops. I left the casino 45 min ago. Just what did the promoters have in mind, a sequel to Children of the Corn... Or some hide and seek for the fans?

If anyone reads this from the RGW forums... since I can't post there... I might suggest you all make arrangemebts for another site to stay in contact. I am sure it is only a matter of time before they shut those forum boards down. Whole group there that had anything to do with planning this sound fishy if you ask me, but that's from an outsider reading....

Sorry you all got screwed, I have been trying to get tickets for the past 2 weeks as I live pretty close...Not once was I able to get through to anyone, and the RGW site never ok'd my request to become a member in that same timeframe.

Personally, being a Diamond Jo regular... (and no I am in no way affiliated with the casino)
I wouldn't be blaming anyone other than the organizer's. The community nor the casino are the ones that stole your money. Just my 2 cents.

GL to you all.

read this one

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=68211394&blogId=504483948

Bristish rockers TIGERTAILZ pulled out from this concert a few weeks ago due to the terrible organisation of the whole event. It was always destinted never to happen by all accounts and a complete farse. I feel sorry for all the fans that have been ripped off and hope the organisers get whats coming to them.  

im in the works to sue the promotor of RGW. i spent $20,000 on a lawyer from Chicago.

Hey,

I bought 2 platinum tickets , actually never felt so betrayed. I'm still in aw. Should have had a clue when they started selling tickets on lay-away play last month. Or the town printed on the ticket called jinx.

Locally a lady scammed the local fair board out of a few hundred thousand  and got 15 years prison.

Some state representatives need to be contacted about this, there were thousands of tickets sold of different levels and you can not tell me a  percentage of that money is not sitting in a bank account gaining interest.

It just amazes me that I have not received 1 phone call after purchasing 2 of 500 platinum ticket.
I tried to email the lawyer and that email does not exist. This seriously is totally not right,  maybe next week we will see some action, I contacted the local TV station and they  did not know anything about it.  Our local cable company is seriously still running the promo clip.

If I was any corporate sponsor of this venue I would be seeking answers.

Is this a show of how weak the people of the U.S.A has become that thousands of people will  sit back and get totally ripped of by this scam,   by a few greedy  individuals.

We have no support what so ever or answers other than supposedly from a lawyer whom I have yet been able to contact.

If that guy with 20,000 for a lawyer is serious he must be as pissed off as me if I had a 100 grand sittin around Id have these scum bags prosecuted some way or another. It is principal and non-professionalism not the money that matters to me.

                                                                        PEACE

The landowners north of the casino where willing to enter into a contract to provide the land for camping and stages, but the promoters of RGW would not enter into a contract, or put any money up front to help aid in preperation costs.

Being upset with Diamond Jo or the people of Northwood is misdirected anger, the promoters are 100% responsible for the fallout of the event.

Its all just a bunch of bullshit!!!Anyway you look at it..People are having a hard time with this recession..Money because of lack of jobs is hard to come by..If not try to stretch on the little amount of unemployment due to "no jobs"..So when you put money aside to atleast try to make good out of a bad situation..Then to find out no good came of it after all.Plus the double whammy of  finding out you can't even get yor money back??That's just bullshit!!Somebody better take care of this whole mess..I know alot of the bands were looking forward to it as well..Reschedule..Reschedule..Thats the least they can do

I know what the original contract was with ABATE of Iowa and I can state that Freedom Park would have held 10,000-20,000 concert goers easily. RGW breeched that contract without notice and we found out by word of mouth before it was confirmed by the promoters.

I had asked Donnie Frizzell if I could trust them the week-end before the foth of July after dealing with two promotwers for RGW one to find a site and the the first promoter. Donnie stated his word was golden, well so much for his word.

Sounds to me like these promoters should find another line of work! I feel bad for people who were coming from long distances! They will probably lose some money on bookings of  Flights, Hotels, RVS,etc.,etc. Never mind the vacation time they now may have lost! I myself was looking forward to this event! If you want to experience something close to this, you have to travel to Europe! Oh yeah, people were traveling from Europe to see n' hear this event too! Alot of them got SCREWED AS WELL! 

Wish I had bought my tickets to Rocklahoma this year. Last year was great.Fantastic.  Definately a solid production. I thought I would try a different lineup and venue this year so ... BAAAAD choice by me.

Rocklahoma is a class act. Buy your 2010 tickets now!

i just think this whole thing was a scam it sounded kinda fishy to me i had Nat Wild (aka Rock Gon wild) as a "friend" on facebook and now after i hurd about it cancelling, RGW is nowhere to be found on facebook now. and i also herd that half the bands didnt even know about playing there!

if rgw would of stayed with abate and algona this would of never happen.. can we say stupid.. my faimly has been with abate for better part of 20 years and we have been to the freedom park so manytimes it ant funny and yes 10 to 20,000 people would fit in there with no problems.. (anybody ever been out there when freedom ralley is goen on) but oh well guess abate and algona will think twice befor doen somethen like this again..

I was looking forward into coming back to Iowa to attended the show I was on my way home to Nebraska when I heard about Rock Gone Wild was happening, then to go and search the internet to find out more details.  I find out that this event has been cancelled., I was so looking forward to hearing Sevendust and all the other bands.

I would say it was frivilous from the beggining,one week tickets were one price and the next week another .Then when you call for tickets you get peoples personal voice mail hmmmm!!!!!! I am an abate member and live in algona ,the promoters were at abate set up selling tickets and it just seemed a little fishy not a very profesional set up .I lived in california for many years and been to many day on the greens in sfo, and it was a blast wish it would've happened.The promoter's could've made a good name for there self's but put there ass in prison cause the saying goes if you are dumb suffer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!            clint  in Atown

maybe abate should get the help of some of the big band's and promote a there own power house line up of big name band's in the freedom park ? They could  promote the freedom rally at the same time maybe, get more member's possibly and more revenue to promote safety for bikers.  Would make alot of fans happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!